Labour

Steelworkers praise steel, EV tariffs on China

TORONTO - The United Steelworkers union (USW) has released a statement praising...

Economic , Labour September 10, 2024

Brantford bridge replacement approved, going to tender

Brantford city councillors have approved an additional $1.5 million to replace t...

Infrastructure , Labour September 9, 2024

Carpenters’ march in Toronto Labour Day Parade

TORONTO—Union members from Carpenters’ Local 27, the Drywall Acoustic Lathing an...

Labour September 5, 2024

Construction underway on Sentinel Apartments by Big-D Midwest

 ST. PAUL, MN - Big-D Construction Midwest recently started construction on a 30...

Labour September 5, 2024

Hamilton trades march as CLC launches campaign

The weather was perfect and the mood celebratory as the Hamilton and District La...

Labour September 5, 2024

Canadian construction spared in TFW crackdown

Canada’s construction sector was spared as the federal Liberal government announ...

Government , Labour August 29, 2024

Stakeholders spar: What’s to blame for declining homebuilding productivity?

Two recently published articles on homebuilding productivity in Canada, one buil...

Labour August 27, 2024

Shipyard sector receives funding to train and upskill workers

ST. CATHARINES, ONT. — Ontario Shipyards Inc. is receiving $10 million from the...

Government , Labour August 26, 2024

Labour board orders rail workers back on the job, as Teamsters vow to appeal

OTTAWA - The federal labour board has ordered thousands of rail employees back t...

Government , Labour August 24, 2024

Avison Young outlines consequences of rail strike

TORONTO - Real estate adviser Avison Young has issued a statement warning about...

Government , Labour August 23, 2024

Teamsters take down picket lines at CN, stoppage continues at CPKC

OTTAWA — The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference says it has taken down picket line...

Labour August 23, 2024

Skills Council, Mohawk launch skills development partnership

OTTAWA — The Skills Council of Canada and Mohawk College have announced a new pa...

Labour August 23, 2024

Your top DCN headlines: Aug. 19 to 23

Your top DCN headlines this week cover news July’s flash floods in Toronto and s...

Infrastructure , Labour , Projects , Resource August 23, 2024

‘Impacts cannot be understated’: Ottawa intervenes to get railways moving again

Ottawa ordered up binding arbitration Thursday to get freight trains moving agai...

Government , Labour August 22, 2024

National rail shutdown begins as employees locked out at both major Canadian railways

MONTREAL — In a first for Canada, freight traffic on its two largest railways ha...

Economic , Labour August 22, 2024

Legault announces six-month freeze on some temporary foreign workers in Montreal

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault is announcing a six-month freeze on c...

Government , Labour August 21, 2024

Railway shutdown would be ‘devastating’ for small businesses: CFIB

MONTREAL — A potential work stoppage at Canada's two major railways this week wo...

Economic , Labour August 21, 2024

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Canada’s ‘can do’ spirit stifled by bad policies

It sounds so simple. Canada’s construction industry could build more for less....

Associations , Government , Labour August 21, 2024

Feds announce next round of UTIP funding

OTTAWA — The federal government has announced it will spend $74.6 million on 124...

Government , Labour August 20, 2024

Ontario funds study of heat pump installation skills gap

It’s the HVAC sector’s time to shine as policy-makers are increasingly focused o...

Government , Labour August 20, 2024

Racialized workers less likely to be unionized: report

OTTAWA — Black and racialized workers in Canada are less likely to be represente...

Economic , Labour August 15, 2024

Northern Ontario workers get a $17 million funding boost

THUNDER BAY, ONT. — More Skills Development Fund (SDF) money is being invested w...

Government , Labour August 13, 2024

Ottawa considers changes to reduce number of temporary foreign workers in Canada

OTTAWA — The federal government is considering new regulations that could make f...

Government , Labour August 8, 2024

ECO Canada launches the Codes Acceleration Program for Indigenous communities

CALGARY — ECO Canada has announced the launch of the Codes Acceleration Program...

Labour August 7, 2024

Skills Ontario summer camps provide a trades twist to summer vacation

At a time of the year when most children are swimming, biking or heading to adve...

Labour August 6, 2024

Gordie Howe bridge female ironworker cherishing every moment before it wraps

Growing up in Windsor, Ont. Tracy Robinson would help her dad with odd jobs arou...

Infrastructure , Labour August 2, 2024

Sudbury camp inspires, nurtures potential architects of the future

For the second year, Grade 11 and 12 high school students were drafting, drawing...

Labour August 1, 2024

Hamilton hires additional staff to oversee $543M water treatment plant project

The City of Hamilton has hired four new permanent full-time staff members to lea...

Labour July 30, 2024

Applications for Skills Development Fund Training Stream open next week

KITCHENER, ONT. — Premier Doug Ford made skilled trades training investment anno...

Government , Labour July 24, 2024

Life cycle assessment training now available for architecture professionals

OTTAWA — The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is teaming up with t...

Labour July 22, 2024

Liberal House leader Steven MacKinnon sworn in as labour minister, replacing O’Regan

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals' new minister for labour and seniors is Steven Mac...

Government , Labour July 19, 2024

Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan leaving cabinet, sources say

OTTAWA - Two sources with knowledge of the situation say federal labour minister...

Government , Labour July 18, 2024

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